Shoe-rack.



"MNHN W. P. HAMMOND.

' SHOE RACK.

' APPLICATION FILED MAY l. m4.

1 ,270,181 '7. Patented July 2, 1918...

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WILLIAM BAKKER HAMMOND, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE AASSlllGrNlVIElNCLS, `'.IO UNITED SHOE `IVIACJEHIVER'Y CORPORATION, OF IPATERSON,

NEWV JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

SHOE-RACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 2, 1918.

Application led May 1, 1914. Serial No. 835,729.

T o all whom tr/nay concern.'

'Be it lknown that I, lViLLIAM P. HAM- MOND, a citizen 'of the United States, residingat Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts,` have invented `certain Improvements in Shoe-Racks, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a speciiication, like reference characters on the drawings indicating like parts in the several figures.

This invention relates to shoe racks of the type used in shoe factories to hold the shoes between the successive manufacturing operations on them and to transport `the shoes from one part of the factory to another.

Vhile some type of a shoe rack is a necessary partof the equipment of every shoe factory, the use of these racks is always attended with a certain amount of damage to the shoes.` This damage is sometimes caused by the fact that some part `of the rack with which the shoe comes in contact is sufficiently rough to abrade the shoe, particularly if the workman uses unnecessary force in placing the shoe inthe rack or in taking it therefrom. Another very common cause of rack damage to shoes is the fact that certain types of rack in very common use, as for instance that shown in the Saunders Patent No. 440,439, granted November 11, 1890, is so constructed that the shoes are allowed to tip or slide into contact with each other. A part of one shoe striking another may not cause any damage at certain stages of the manufacture of the shoe, particularly if heavy stock is used in the shoes, but there is great danger of damage if such contact occurs while the lasting tacks are projecting from the shoes or if the shoes are made of light and delicate stocks. It is the primary object of the present invention to devise a construction of shoe rack Which will eliminate much of the trouble above described.

The invention will be readily understood from the following description, reference being made to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a View in side elevation of a rack embodying the invention; and

Fig. 2 is an angular view showing the details of construction of the shelves used in the rack shown in Fig. 1.

`frames and serves to spring them toward each other and to givethe frame additional rigidity.

-Any desi'rednumber of shelves may be supported in the frame, each shelf preferably having two end members extending transversely of the rack and mounted removably on small brackets 10 carried by the end frames. Each of these shelves comprises a toe supporting bar 12 secured to said end members and extending longitudinally of the rack; and a series of pairs of shoe supporting pins 14 projecting laterally from said bar, the members of each pair 'being inclined slightly toward each other at their outer ends, as clearly shown in the drawings. Each shelf is designed to support a plurality of shoes in their inverted positions, each pair of pins being arranged to support the body of a shoe between them, in the manner indicated in Fig. 2, with the toe portion of the shoe resting on the bar 12. The shelf construction so far described is substantially like that shown in the Saunders patent above designated.

In order to prevent the shoes from coming in contact with each other, a series of substantially vertical spacing pins 16 is provided on the bar 12, these pins being located, respectively, between the positions occupied by adjacent shoes, or in other words, between the adjacent pairs of shoe supporting pins 14. This relationship is clearly shown in the drawings, from which it will be evident that each pair of spacing pins prevents a shoe positioned between them from tipping or sliding into contact with either of the adjacent shoes. By limiting the movement of the shoe the spacing pins also reduce the rubbing of the shoe against the pins 14 with the consequent liability of marring the upper leather.

Inrorder vto support fthe toe portions of the shoes :out of Contact with the bar Y12 f 'Land'thuspreven't --theseparts of thefshoes fromfbeing soiled or injured byfa Contact with the bar, a deep groove is formedvlongitudinally of the bai' in its upper surface,- andfa strip 18 of felt or other yielding non-V Y abrasiveniaterialfis inserted in this groove; the strip being of such dimensions that its edge projects well above theupper sur-facew Yfof the bar. j' The bar,V with this strip of Vinaterial,`V forms the rest for the toe portions of theishoesgvb'ut the strip of Afelt 18 holds the toe portions/of the shoes out ofcontact with the bar, Y The stripof felt preferably is secured inthe groove by applying La coat i Vof glue to the bottomv edge ofthestrip before it is insertedrinthe groove. Vn`This arrangement makes Ait convenient to remove thefelt when Vit becomes soiled'by running av chisel or similar tool along thebottoin of theV groove u nderfthe felt and;thiisjlift-V ingthe strip out of the groove. kThe pins 16 preferably arelocated `between.. the strip l18 of felt and the side of the bar from which the supports 14' project so that the pins 16 will engage the wideor ball portions of the Vshoes and thus limit their movements more effectually than if thepins were Vlocated soas -to engage only the narrower parts of the shoes. j

pins 16 may each becovered with 'a sleeve' A s 0a .further precaution against soiling or injuring the uppers of the shoes, the

'Copies of this patent may beobtainedifr 20.v Fig. 2, of cloth,paper or other suitable likewise may `'be' coveredfwith; *aw ,similar sleeve' `22,V 'F ig. V2. removed and new ones substituted therefor Whenever they became soiled;

f Having thus described my invention, what claiiii-'as new and desire to seeureby Letters Patent ofthe United States is:

VIn av shoeraok, the Combination with a Y toe rest comprisingV *toeA supportingV bai These; sleeves inay be 35 di Vmaterial, andthe shoe 4supporting pins 14 havin@ a roove'in`its u er surface veX- f surface of said bar, of'fa series of paii'sof pins projecting laterally Vvfrom Asaid rest,

4eachpair -of wpins being .constructed and Vtending longitudinally thereof and a strip j of yielding non-abrasive material ini-saidl groove with its .edge projecting above the A Y arrangedto` support a .shoe Ybetween V.them f pairs of said shoe supporting pins.

In testimony whereof` I have 'signed my Y* name to this Vspecification in 'the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

VVitnessesz' j L Y y Jol-IN Gr..SUTHiinLAivn,V vCinniiircii H. Y oUNG.;

j ,WILLIAMPARKERAHAMMOND@ Y 

